Introduction to distance sampling : estimating abundance of biological populations

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Introduction to distance sampling : estimating abundance of biological populations

S.T. Buckland ... [et al.]

Oxford University Press, 2001

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Bibliography: p. [381]-420

Includes index: p. [427]-432

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Description

This title offers a comprehensive introduction to distance sampling, a statistical method used by many biologists and conservationists to estimate animal abundance. It is intended for graduate biologists with a quantitative background, who carry out population assessments of wildlife: mammalogists, ornithologists, and fisheries biologists and advanced undergraduate statisticians with an interest in this topic.

Table of Contents

1: Introductory concepts. 2: Assumptions and modelling philosophy. 3: Statistical theory. 4: Line transects. 5: Point transects. 6: Related methods. 7: Study design and field methods. 8: Illustrative examples

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